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Reminds me a lot of the book Deep Focus by Cal Newport which covers this topic in depth. Great book that forced me to take another look at many bad habits and renewed my sense of focus.
Truly an all around masterpiece. I've been to Japan once before and now I want to go back based entirely on reading this book. I feel like I'll see the country (and it's people) in a whole new light now.
That is such a perfect way to sum up the pay disparities in large corporations these days. I have no problem whatsoever with someone making $300MM from the sale of the business they created, but making the same amount for manning a desk? Seems like madness.
Open to selling for 1x to 2x ARR, since I've been neglecting it a bit. Email for more details.
Great book - highly recommend it.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2971639/
I do it once a week after I lift weights and it has cleared up my tennis elbow nicely (and helped programmer RSI, I think too!).
The only one I would really take issue with is "Don't Buy a House". If you get a good deal on a property that is good for you and your family, buying always makes more sense, especially at current interest rates. You can fix your monthly cost for year after year instead of paying ever increasing amounts of rent.
The important thing is that you're able to learn and master the material and use it to create real value in the world. If you can do that, I don't think anyone will care how you came by it.
The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.
Here's the graphic that used to be included that some might find useful http://i.imgur.com/qBT7QUX.jpg
Great way to sum up paying higher taxes. I'm going to try and remember that one the next time I get in a similar discussion.
Title: Freelance Software Developer
Years Exp: ~12
Been doing freelance development for last 5+ years. Enjoyed the flexibility and the freedom of being an indy dev. Started off with aspirations of building my own SaaS on the side and bootstrapping with consulting, but got sucked in by nice hourly rates and cushy lifestyle. Can’t complain too much though! Getting the itch to do something new now, though. Trying to decide between
1. Trying another startup as a founder or very near to it - before freelancing I worked in a few startups, one was successful (as an employee).
2. Re-joining corporate america to see if I can make a big impact with a relatively high and predictable income + benefits. Eyeing health care IT as one potential area of impact where there’s seemingly lots of opportunity and change right now due to health care reform (and it’s a distinct area of interest beyond coding).
Wow. That describes my attitude for the last year or so to a "T". Pushing off "getting healthy" for the "more successful" me that lies ahead. No more of that. I definitely needed to read this article tonight - time to get back to a regular routine and try to live a more maintainable lifestyle!